Category Archives: REALITY

Well, looks like I lost the toothpaste tube battle this time.  How the hell did he get anything out of the old one?  I did all my usual maneuvering tricks, almost broke a nail, held the tube against the counter … Continue reading →

Driving home last night I listened (and sang aloud) to Simon and Garfunkle and this from I Am a Rock: I have my booksand my poetry to protect meI am shielded in my armorHiding in my roomSafe within my wombI … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There it goes again, the wail of the ambulance from its home up the road down to our corner.  Louder it gets, and louder.  I can imagine exactly its ride:  by the playing field and down around that bend in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yes indeedy, I’m one of those idiots you see bouncing around in the driver’s seat to inaudible music.  I know it looks goofy–I’ve laughed at others just like me.  This morning though one song flowed into another and I realized … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Go away, guys; go get yourself a beer or something because this’ll likely gross you out. Ladies, doesn’t it seem a bit odd to you that while it sounds right and sounds like such a nice thing to do and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I realize that as I carry the plates back to the kitchen with one hand, I lick a finger of the other and round up and stick the poppyseeds off the plate and lick them off again.  My mother used … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So much for my intentions of supporting the local bakery for fresh and healthy goodies…Collinsville Bakery won’t see me there again. Three (3) Kaiser rolls and two (2) cheese danish. $9.00 (NINE DOLLARS!) is a bit outrageous I’d say. What … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Watch it, catch it if you can; a rare occurrence when mankind as a whole moves in unison, all men as one to walk across the surface of the moon. Continue reading →

Seeds: Snowshoe Peas and Tom Thumb Lettuce, Chives, Sweet Basil, Oregano, Green Bush Beans and Yellow Squash, Cucumbers and Butternut and Radishii–still need Dill and plants like peppers and tomatoes. A row of pickin’ bouquets out of Bachelor’s Buttons, Poppys, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Watching the PBS documentary on Kit Carson and getting a bad feeling.  And over halfway through the program I know I dislike him a lot.  His ridiculous running down of the Navajo Indians by burning their crops in Canyon de … Continue reading → Continue reading →

While I’m in the shop drinking frozen latte’ (it was cold last night!) I’m realizing that I need to organize my current workload better and maybe prioritize by time and deadline. There’s a submission on creating in hypertext that’s due; … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tonight I’m putting together a proposal to be presented by a board member to his group as a possible inclusion in a Fine Arts organization.  They have dance, art, and stage covered; this is to add writing to the collection. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Our friend Gus and a lady friend went to see this show in Hartford last week and found it incredibly amazing.  I wanted to see this but just haven’t gotten around to make plans for it. Is it science?  Is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No, I don’t believe reality shows are true views into reality, but sometimes they do show flashes of human nature and there are some things that just stand out.  The judge/court shows, i.e., Judge Judy (who uses common sense and … Continue reading → Continue reading →